HBF Stadium

Gorgeous little park to watch some games with the Fifa women's world cup! Parking is at a premium but easy access with public transport! (We walked) Plenty of amenities security and ease of access to drinks and food! Any obstructed views are at a minimum and not what we would consider obstructed anyway if you are in front row seats on any level! The usual leg room as with any stadium and always great to see the kids catered for!

Was recommended to try this pool for lap swimming and was a little disappointed. It’s a huge complex with multiple indoor and outdoor pools. There appeared to be lots of classes (with children running around everywhere) and it was a little difficult to find out which lanes were actually available for laps. The outdoor pools were clean and the water temp was good. I didn’t see any lifeguards outside the last time I visited, so I’m not sure what that was about. The place itself appears to be showing its age—the locker rooms were a bit run down and the pools were older, though generally well maintained. Also, for those using public transportation, the pool is right off the bus route, though it definitely was outside of the main touristy part of town. Although the pool was okay, I’d recommend going to one of the other pools in the city (like Beatty Park) to swim laps if you have the option.

I have been a member of HBF Stadium for 20 years. The staff are lovely. They are professional and helpful. But they also work for an organisation driven by process and PC policy. Some of the rules the poor staff need to implement are straight from John Cleese and Faulty Towers or the ABC's Utopia. Absurd and silly. Only last week about 9 seniors we 'dragged' out of the indoor pool because the power generator had temporarily failed. No threat; water still safe; plenty of natural lighting, but we couldn't finish our swims. To our surprise, we were then told we couldn't use the changerooms so we could change back into our street clothes. Reason? It's protocol. 70 plus elders standing out the front clad only in one's bathers is not comfortable and could terrify local residents. This is not unusual at HBF where the staff are not permitted to exercise common sense. It's a wonderful facility managed by bureaucrats who only understand redtape and process.

Disappointing venue if you are disabled. No across parking available and parking was a nightmare. Parking attendants did not speak English and had no clue what was going on. Thankfully there was a wonderful fellow when we eventually got on the stadium who found us seats as the seats we had we not suitable for disability. Only saving grace of the night.

Gorgeous little park to watch some games with the Fifa women's world cup! Parking is at a premium but easy access with public transport! (We walked) Plenty of amenities security and ease of access to drinks and food! Any obstructed views are at a minimum and not what we would consider obstructed anyway if you are in front row seats on any level! The usual leg room as with any stadium and always great to see the kids catered for!